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El Al introduces 737 freighter as conflict disrupts PAX flights
Israeli airline El Al is increasing its focus on cargo activity as it anticipates that the negative impact of the Israel-Gaza conflict is likely to persist into the first quarter of 2024.The flag-carrier stated that there has been a decline in demand for future flights as a result of the ...
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EFW delivers first A321P2F for JAL and Yamato freighter network
German freighter conversion firm Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has delivered the first of three Airbus A321P2F (passenger to freighter) aircraft to Japan, ahead of its use by Japan Airlines (JAL) and Yamato Holdings on a domestic freighter network next year.EFW, a joint venture between Singapore-based ST Engineering and France-headquartered Airbus, is ...
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CargoLogicAir extends administration period
UK freighter operator CargoLogicAir has extended its administration period as it looks to meet creditor demands.The airline was last week granted an extension of its administration period by 24 months until November 16 2025.Following the extension, Jo Milner from the firm's administrator, Buchler Phillips, said: "It’s normal in particularly complex ...
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NewsAir cargo poised to benefit from ocean shipping issues in 2024
Source: Air Cargo NewsAir cargo could benefit from a reduction in ocean shipping reliability next year as box lines contend with antitrust rule changes.Speaking at the TIACA executive summit, Xeneta chief airfreight officer Niall van de Wouw ranked the criteria shippers considered when selecting between air and ocean.He said that ...
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Liege remains resilient on flight limits
Cargo specialist Liege Airport believes legislation restricting its future flight movements won't hinder its development.Speaking to Air Cargo News at the recent air cargo Southeast Asia event in Singapore, Frederic Brun, head of commercial at the Belgian airport, said that its 20-year environmental permit, set at 55,000 movements per year ...
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First TIACA BlueSky community programme launches
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), Air Cargo Belgium and Brussels Airport have announced the first TIACA BlueSky community programme.This follows last year's launch of the TIACA BlueSky programme, designed to provide individual air cargo and logistics companies with a verified independent assessment of their sustainability credentials.Air Cargo Belgium and ...
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NewsATSG scales back 767-300 freighter conversions for 2024
Joe Hete, chief executive, ATSG. Photo: ATSGAir Transport Services Group (ATSG) is halting any additional 767-300 freighter conversions next year due to the soft air cargo demand seen this year.In the lessor's third quarter results conference call on November 7, chief executive Joe Hete said: "We are introducing no additional ...
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NewsAir cargo faces up to "huge issue" of greenwashing
Source: Air Cargo NewsThe air cargo sector is facing the huge issue of greenwashing as companies struggle to prove that their environmental initiatives are making a difference.On a panel discussion at this week's Tiaca executive summit, speakers said that companies were being accused of greenwashing even when they were doing ...
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NewsFedEx's Panda express heads to China
Photo: Business Wire.FedEx has transported a family of giant pandas from the US to China onboard the “FedEx Panda Express”.The pandas - 25-year-old Mei Xiang, 26-year-old Tian Tian, and their three-year-old cub, Xiao Qi Ji - were transported from Washington Dulles International to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport on a Boeing ...
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Omni Logistics takes Forward Air to court over merger delay
Omni Logistics has filed a lawsuit against Forward Air in a bid to enforce the merger agreement between the two companies.The merger agreement between the companies was announced in August, however, at the end of October, global multimodal provider of air, ocean and ground services Omni Logistics said it had ...
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Flexport adds SAF option to forwarding platform
Freight forwarder Flexport has partnered with climate change tech firm Chooose to add an option to utilise sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to its platform.Flexport customers will have access to the SAF option within the forwarder's sustainability dashboard.The book and claim model will enable customers to purchase SAF certificates that can ...
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NewsIstanbul Airport to implement cargo community system
Source: Ancapital/Shutterstock.comIstanbul Grand Airport (IGA) has selected Kale Logistics Solutions (Kale) to provide a cargo community system to help automate communication between stakeholders.The Airport Kargo Paydaş Platformu (KPP), which will be implemented in collaboration with TroyNet, will provide airlines, cargo agents, handlers, customs and security agencies access to all cargo-related ...
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NewsSwissport opens air cargo terminal in Spain
Swissport cargo terminal at Zaragoza Airport. Photo: SwissportSwissport is growing its cargo business in Spain with the opening of a new air cargo terminal at Zaragoza Airport.The new cargo terminal, which officially opened for business in October, spans more than 4,000 sq m.The facility has 14 truck docks for fast ...
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Ethiopian Airlines adds to freighter fleet
Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of a 10th Boeing 777 freighter to grow its air cargo capacity.The twin-engine commercial cargo plane, due to be operated by Ethiopian Cargo, has a payload of more than 100 tons."We are delighted to announce that we took delivery of our 10th Boeing 777-200LR Freighter ...
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Emirates sees cargo volumes climb in H1
Emirates registered a double-digit percentage improvement in its cargo volumes in the first half of its financial year as it continued to re-introduce belly capacity following the Covid pandemic.Between April and September, Emirates SkyCargo saw its cargo volumes increase by 11% year on year to 1m tonnes of cargo "despite ...
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TIACA announces sustainability award winners and hall of fame entrant
Airfreight supply chain group TIACA has announced that LATAM Cargo and Regent Craft have won its sustainability awards, run in partnership with Champ Cargo Systems, while Jean-Claude Delen has been inducted into its hall of fame.A jury of five industry leaders selected LATAM Cargo as the winner of the award ...
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NewsDronamics and ELTA join hands
Dronamics, ELTADronamics, the world's first cargo drone airline to have a license to operate in Europe, together with Hellenic Post (ELTA) have announced a letter of intent (LOI) agreement that will bring the first postal services by cargo drone to Greece.Dronamics, which designs, develops and operates cargo drones, will provide ...
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NewsRaft sees the benefit in human-centric technology
Raft was at TIACA's Executive Summit this year. James Coombes is second from the left. Image Source: RaftRaft co-founder and chief executive James Coombes has been at the Executive Summit of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) in Brussels, Belgium, this week.He told delegates there that human-centric technology is key ...
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NewsIATA reports small growth in air cargo demand in September
Photo: Jaromir Chalabala/ ShutterstockIATA has released data for global air cargo performance in September that shows that the industry enjoyed a continued moderate recovery in the month.Global demand, as measured in cargo tonne km, increased by 1.9 percent compared to September 2022 levels (and was up by 1.6 percent specifically ...
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NewsQatar Airways keeps on growing as it recovers capacity
Qatar Airways aircraft. Image Source: Qatar AirwaysQatari flag-carrier Qatar Airways has posted some strong financial figures for the first half of this financial year as it continues its post-pandemic fleet recovery.Net profit reached $1.03bn for the six-month period, an increase of 113.8% year on year. That was on group total ...